Walking the Narrow Bridge: Jewish Poetry as a Path for Access & Resilience

21 Feb Walking the Narrow Bridge: Jewish Poetry as a Path for Access & Resilience

At this time of transformation, anxiety, and possibility, how might access to Jewish poetry serve as a tool for perspective and resilience?

On Saturday, November 9 at 5:30 p.m. ET, join JBI (formerly the Jewish Braille Institute) and Central Synagogue as we kick off a three-part poetry series, beginning with a hybrid Zoom and in-person, fully accessible poetry reading and discussion featuring poets Ed Hirsch and Jessica Jacobs in conversation with Rabbi Sivan Rotholz.

Materials can be requested in braille, audio, and large print for all participants. ASL will also be provided at the event. 

• Focus: Public Programs | Disability Studies
• Target Audience: Educators | Advocates | Human Resources | Art Administrators | Other
• Target Audience: Visitors Who Are Blind or Partially Sighted | Visitors Who Are Deaf | Visitors with Hearing Loss
• Program Image Caption: JBI's Hybrid November Poetry Event
• Program Image Description: From left to right are images of three adults, Rabbi Sivan Rotholz of Central Synagogue who is a woman with short wavy gray hair, poet Ed Hirsch who is a man with short straight gray hair, and poet Jessica Jacobs who is a woman with short brown hair. There is a purple banner at the bottom of the graphic with white lettering that says: “Walking the Narrow Bridge: Jewish Poetry as a Path for Access & Resilience”. On the left-hand side of the graphic from top to bottom are JBI’s logo (a teal box with white lettering), Central Synagogue’s logo (two white pillars on a purple background), and Yetzirah’s logo (a white rectangle with the word Yetzirah and a tree).
• Start Date: 11/09/2024
• Start Time: 5:30pm
• End Date: 11/09/2024
• End Time: 6:30pm
• Recurrence: None
• Venue Name: Central Synagogue and via Zoom
• Contact Name: Noa Etedgi
• Phone: 646-616-3929
• Email: [email protected]
• Text: November Poetry Event
• Website Title: JBI
• URL: https://jbilibrary.org/catalog/jewish-poetry-workshops/
• Program Cost: Free
• Special Instructions:

  Join us for this event at Central Synagogue on East 55th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan (enter on 55th Street) or over Zoom. Doors open at 5 p.m. for light refreshments.

  There is ramp and elevator access to Central Synagogue's Sanctuary for those unable to climb stairs. The entrance ramp is located on 55th Street, just off Lexington Avenue. At the end of the ramp, a member of Central Synagogue's staff will direct guests to the conveniently located elevator with access to their Sanctuary on the main floor. Spacious restrooms are also accessible by elevator.

   
• How to Register:

  To register, please visit JBI’s website at the following link: https://jbilibrary.org/catalog/jewish-poetry-workshops/ .

  If you prefer to register via email or over the phone, please contact JBI at [email protected] or 646-616-3929.

• For Accessibility Requests or Questions Please Contact: [email protected]